Pentagon reporters face new restrictions – but how bad are they? | ABC NEWS
US reporters have returned their access badges at the Pentagon due to new government work restrictions.
Major media organisations have refused to sign a pledge not to report unauthorised military matters.
Planet America’s Chas Licciardello says, while the new restrictions are ‘bad’, they’re not as bad as some are saying.
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